An undated photograph of an ionic capital column from the restoration of the Tennessee State Capitol Building in Nashville, Tennessee. This remnant is derived from the original columns of the Capitol Building, which was renovated during a massive...

Home of the Nashville Vols, Sulphur Dell baseball park opened in 1870 and closed in 1963. The park was given its name because of a sulphur spring that ran through the area near the present location of the Bicentennial Mall. Sulphur Dell was...

The Farmers’ Market board, photographed with Mayor Briley on July 26th, 1964. Pictured from left to right are: E. L. Strasser, Sr., Sam Davis Bell, Sr., Mayor Briley, Joe W. Bush, and James Hester. Since its inception on the town square in the...

Mayor Ben West speaking at the Farmers’ Market, September, 1954. Since its inception on the town square in the early 1800’s, the Farmers’ Market has been a vital part of Nashville life. There have been several venues, for example in the early...

A photograph of a collection of a portion of the original columns and capitals from the Tennessee State Capitol Building in Nashville, Tennessee. The building was designed by architect William Strickland (1788-1854) and built between 1845 and 1859,...

A view of the urban area that would later be developed into Riverfront Park, located on the left bank of the Cumberland River at Broad Street and First Avenue N in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The Park Board requested Mayor Richard Fulton to use...

A view of the urban area that would later be developed into Riverfront Park, located on the left bank of the Cumberland River at Broad Street and First Avenue N in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The Park Board requested Mayor Richard Fulton to use...

A view of the urban area that would later be developed into Riverfront Park, located on the left bank of the Cumberland River at Broad Street and First Avenue N in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The Park Board requested Mayor Richard Fulton to use...

A view of the urban area that would later be developed into Riverfront Park, located on the left bank of the Cumberland River at Broad Street and First Avenue N in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The Park Board requested Mayor Richard Fulton to use...

A view of the urban area that would later be developed into Riverfront Park, located on the left bank of the Cumberland River at Broad Street and First Avenue N in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The Park Board requested Mayor Richard Fulton to use...

A view of the urban area that would later be developed into Riverfront Park, located on the left bank of the Cumberland River at Broad Street and First Avenue N in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The Park Board requested Mayor Richard Fulton to use...

A view of the urban area that would later be developed into Riverfront Park, located on the left bank of the Cumberland River at Broad Street and First Avenue N in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The Park Board requested Mayor Richard Fulton to use...

A view of the urban area that would later be developed into Riverfront Park, located on the left bank of the Cumberland River at Broad Street and First Avenue N in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The Park Board requested Mayor Richard Fulton to use...